Which two LOWD steps are most directly involved in narrowing down to a single course of action?

• A. Locate and Options
• B. Locate and Weigh
• C. Options and Decide
• D. Weigh and Decide

Answer: (D)

Narrowing down to a single course of action happens when you first compare the available options against your goals and constraints, then make a firm choice. Weighing means evaluating how each option stacks up—considering benefits, costs, risks, feasibility, and how well it meets the criteria you care about. This step reduces the field by highlighting which options align best with what you want to achieve and which carry the most acceptable tradeoffs. Deciding is the act of selecting the best option from that evaluated set and committing to it, often with a plan for next steps. The earlier steps are about finding and listing possibilities, but they don’t push you to a single action the way weighing and deciding do.